|
1982 The most powerful El Niño of the century (until 1997) strikes without warning. Strongly teleconnected to California rainfall, it generates wave after wave of punishing storms which soak the west coast, wash away beaches, create floods and mudslides, while creating mild wet conditions in the midwest and north. Worldwide, El Niño storms do fifteen billion dollars of damage, and cost 2000 people their lives. 
Photo: Visuals Unlimited/© Robert F. Myers |